After Effects Tutorial - Freeze Frame Sequencing

Here is the tutorial which I used in order to practice this technique as it is an effect which I may use in my final project to compliment other factors of it such as the cloning.

My first attempt 
I found this tutorial online and thought that it was very cool and effective and that it could be a possible feature to my music video. For example, I am going to use the location - The Dolmans; a woodland area. I feel that this technique would be effective with a medium shot with the artist simply walking side on. It is this type of aspect that would make my production different and appealing.

These are the screenshots of my first attempt of the freeze frame sequencing.
Although it works, it is simply a rough idea and there are still factors which I need to fix such as feathering the masks of each individual freeze.

This shot shows the software After Effects that I used in order to create this effect.

This close up illustrates markers that have you be used in order to get the exact correct moment for when the freeze is going to begin.
The second marker shows where the second freeze starts

This shot shows how layers of the same clip have to be used. As the first layer pauses it creates the freeze frame and having the layers below continue, it appears that the individual is leaving a freeze of herself behind. It also shows the start of the masking phase, which has to be carefully in order to look successful.

This screenshot is an example of this.
As you can see it is necessary that the freezes are individually masked in a very detailed way. If this is not done properly or well enough, the outcome looks awful as unwanted parts of the layer overlap the layer still moving.

This shot shows the final phase of the freeze frame sequencing technique.
It shows the number of layers used; the number of layers must equal the number of freeze frames in the sequence.
Here it shows how the freezes look on top of each other.
I am fairly happy with this first draft, however, when doing this technique for my final project, I shall ensure that my subject is at a far enough distance so that the masking issue is less of a problem.